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Raleigh Round-Up Comments On Speaker For The Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner By KIDD BREWER RUMBLINGS ... It may be hard to detect, but there’s more than a little discontent about the selection of Florida’s Senator Spessard L. Holland as this year’s keynote speaker for the Jeffer son-Jackson Day dinner in Ra leigh. And the rumbling (or is it grumbling?) is coming from those who lean towards the ultra liberal wing of the Democratic party. Don’t let anybody fool you; Senator Holland is nobody’s lib eral. On the other hand, no accurate political yardstick would meas ure him up as ultra-conservative. He’s a Southern Democrat, a States Rights Democrat — and more important, he’s an influen tial Democrat — even though he never likes to make a big splash. NO SHIRT-TEARER ... In the campaign of 1952, Senator Spes sard Holland stayed on the Demo cratic team, but like the late Sena tor Willis Smith he didn’t tear his shirt for nominee Adlai Stevenson. And, as was the case with Willis Smith, Senator Holland freely ac knowledged that he didn’t like some of the things that Stevenson was saying. Carrying the story a little fur ther, Holland was held in contempt by the more liberal Democrats of Florida because he said what he FREE Arthritis Rheumatism Pains Relieved «"m Make This 24 Hr. Test Enjoy blessed relief from swollen, •thing joints, arthritis, rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago or neuralgia — or no cost to you for trying this prescription formula called Muscle-Aid, widely used by hospitals, massage parlors and gym* naslums; also recommended by doctors, coaches and trainers for muscle sore ness. strained ligaments, painful sprains •nd bruises. To get safe, quick relief, simply apply this pleasantly scented liquid EXTER NALLY wherever you feel pain — limbs. Joints, shoulders, neck, back. Note how much more comfortable you feei all day, how many hours of restful sleep you get •t night. "My patients and I ars more than pleased. 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Our in formation is that Senator Holland was probably the late Senator Smith’s closest personal friend when Smith was the junior sen ator from this state. They were al most inseparable — on the sen ate floor and socially. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Holland have maintain ed their close friendship. Senator and Mrs. Holland visited Mrs. Smith at Morehead City last sum mer. OIL . . . Holland’s main—though not his only—peeve with Stevenson 1 in 1952 was Adlai’s unalterable stand on the so-called Tidelands is sue. Stevenson added his voice to the chorus shouting that the Tide lands issue was a “Republican give away.” Our reports are that Holland re sented that strongly because it was Holland who had introduced the Tidelands bill in the senate in 3952, and it was he who guided it to ap proval by the senate. President Truman pocket-vetoed the bill af ter it was passed by congress. If you recall, Holland made a speech or so during the autumn of 1952 setting the record straight, never taking what you would call a direct poke at Stevenson, but nevertheless disagreeing with him strongly. He explained gently but thor oughly that the Tidelands bill was Democratic legislation and that more Democrats than Republicans supported it in 1952. The rest is history, as they say. Came Eisenhower’s election and the congress again passed the Tide lands bill. Thi^ time it was signed into law. SHARED . . . Now here is something you can write home about in discussing Senator Hol land’s forthcoming visit. His po sition was shared by both North Carolina senators and by eleven —count them—eleven of our 12 congressmen. Only Rep. Thur mond Chatham voted against the Tidelands bill. Note: It’s not often pointed out, but the 1949 N. C. legisla ture unanimously memorialized the congress to pass the Tide lands bill — to protect North Carolina’s inherent right to its coastland areas. Furthermore, At torney General Harry McMuilan was very active in the National Association of Attorneys General when the bill was prepared. All but three or four state attorneys general oat of 48 approved of the Tidelands bill. CONSERVATIVE ... On this bill, and on most others, Senator Holland was listed as conservative —or reactionary — by such groups as the CIO Political Action commit tee. Right? The same is true as re gards Georgia’s Senator Dick Rus sell who was the Jefferson-Jackson Day speaker last year. It does appear that the conserva tives in North Carolina at least have enough control to pick the speakers for the annual party feast. FOLLOW ■ UP ... The state insurance dept, has notified the Carolina Motor club that they are in violation of the state insurance law in providing free insurance and must collect for the insur ance portions of memberships it has given state officials. This is one benefit that has re sulted from the little investiga tion that had its beginning right here in this little old column. It is to be hoped that more ben efits will follow. WONDERING . . . Some of Kerr Scott’s avowed best friends are be ginning to wonder if the Squire of Haw River really is going to run against Alton Lennon. And some few of his most ardent admirers are beginning to cool off in their en thusiasm for him to run. It’s not that they don’t love him any more. And . .. it’s not that they wouldn’t like to see him in the U. S. senate. They’ve begun to think a bit about a subject that Kerr Scott has been thinking about for a long time: his health, No matter what you may hear, Scott was pronounced “fit as a fid dle” by his physicians recently. But it’s no secret that Kerr Scott has thought considerably about his health in recent years. Here’s Scott’s reasoning: He knows that he can’t take things easy. If there’s a fight going on any where within a country mile, he wants to be in on it. And he usually gets in it. W. K. Scott knows that his tem perament is very similar to that of the late Senator Smith’s. He rea lizes that Willis Smith went to Washington a healthy and well man —but drove himself literally to death in trying to carry out his re sponsibilities. Scott and Smith had vastly dif ferent philosophies. But as men, many similarities. All of this is bound to be going through Kerr Scott’s mind these dark wintry days. And, what’s more—as we have pointed out here before — Miss Mary isn’t hankering for Husband Kerr to get into any more dog fights. That’s why a great many people who are so sure Kerr Scott will an nounce his candidacy come Febru ary 10 might just get fooled. The mountaineer, his wife, and six-year-old son made one of their rare visits to town. 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(Continued From Page Three) able position in the American Merchant Marine, since it is (1) the newest, biggest, fastest (and most air-conditionedest) American liner, (2) the work is much more inter esting than similar employment on land, (3) the pay is excellent; and (4) it is, or least it should be, a dis tinct honor to be a member of the crew of the flagship of the Ameri can nation and its citizens. I spoke above of the “Queen Mary,” which I came home on re cently, and it is a pleasure to re port that the celebrated Cunard service is all you have heard about it. The personnel on these so in ;ensely British ships is trained from their youth up, and the crew, and indeed the British people, is almost as proud of this ancient tradition as they are of other British insti tutions. In vivid, embarrassing con trast to this proud tradition, ac cording tff which young men are trained to give service that is not just service but which is rather an art, how and where (and why!) do they get the personnel on the United States? From the union, of course. And is this personnel suit ed to represent the American na tion at sea? I can’t answer official ly for all the crew (unofficially I could write several sulphurous tomes!), but I do know that the head chef, a gentleman with the good old American name of Otto Bismarck, told me, ruefully, that of the scores of cooks (perhaps “cooks” would be more accurate) under him, there were exactly three who had been trained as ships cooks! And the others? The union simply sent them around, so I was informed, regardless of their quali fications (or indeed, lack of quali fications). Yet the fulsome handout the United States has the nerve to state, unashamedly, the following: “With great artistry, master chefs,” I repeat, “master chefs, prepare a wide variety of enticing dishes from the finest foodstuffs avail able!” This last outburst deserves ■a word of comment: although the boat of course anchors in Le Havre, the “Camembert” you get is ol course not the glorious creamy and mellow product of France but those unappetizing little silver-foil wrap ped chunks of processed American Camembert-type cheese which is as closely related to the real thing as the United States is to one's con cept of a delightful, civilized, so phisticated ocean liner. In conclusion; an American in vented the airplane; we developed it, and it would certainly look like American companies would offer the finest service. Yet my trans Atlantic flight with S-A-S, and tour ist at that, was so much better than all the other major American airlines—first class—I have flown with that there was literally no comparison whatsoever. An Amer ican invented the steamship and we developed it. When I think about the service offered by the French Line and the Cunard Line, I am mighty proud of our Mr. Robert Fulton. But when I think about the “service” offered by the United States Lines, as exemplified by the United States (unquestionably the most air-conditionedest liner the world has ever known), I can only wish that the guy had never been born! BREVARD RADIO a. V. SERVICE r "9&. : IN BEDROOMS ARE « The U. S. Public Health Service says there is no scien tific basis for the belief that plants are especially in jurious to the human body during the night. Non-pois onous plants are beneficial rather than harmful in sleeping rooms, according to the director of scientific work in the U. S. department of agriculture.—“Popu lar Questions Answered,” by George W. Simpson. LET US DO YOUR JOB PRINTING Dial 2-4111 The Transylvania Times zpeevy ^ goodwill motor, company a* |WbothER1«7 wolliEO^ L«sss°»? -as" lar1 ^—irV wife. =1 r^CS. ivW THAT OLD] OLD JUNK MY 6Y6* JUNK r MB TOOK IT TO GOODWILL MOTORCO.9* THEY MADE IT RUN AS GOOD AS NEW AVID AS J5FICK AND SPAN AS IT WAS THE DAY HE MINO lr 1 HtlHWU WORRY?" I'D SURE HATE TO SEE YOUR CAR SET SCRATCHED UP HELP FIGHT POLIO! w DANCE THAT OTHERS MAY WALK American Legion Building Saturday Night, Jan. 30th 8:30-12:00 O’CLOCK Music By BREVARD’S OWN BAND “The Solitaires" Admission: $3.00 Per Couple THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED BY Ecusta Paper Corporation SUBSIDIARY OF OLIN INDUSTRIES, INC. PISGAH FOREST, N. C.
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